The NFL season started with 32 teams fighting to get to New Orleans for Super Bowl LIX, and now, that battle is down to just four teams. After a wild divisional round that saw one huge upset, the AFC Championship and NFC title game are now both set.
We have quite a surprise in the NFC as the Washington Commanders — not the Detroit Lions — will face the Philadelphia Eagles for the conference championship. In the AFC, the Buffalo Bills will visit the Kansas City Chiefs after beating the Baltimore Ravens at home on Sunday.
The Eagles and Commanders meet in the NFC Championship Game after splitting the regular-season series, with the Commanders claiming a 36-33 home victory in their most recent meeting in Week 16. The Eagles needed a fourth-quarter comeback to beat the Commanders 26-18 in Week 11, so both games were close.
Here is the full NFL playoff bracket, plus the matchups and schedule for the conference championship games. The NFL championship games are set, and there is just one more weekend of games before the Super Bowl matchup is determined. Here’s everything you need to know about where the NFL playoffs stand.
The Chiefs face off against the Bills and the Commanders take on the Eagles. Plus: Uncertain futures for Matthew Stafford and Jared Goff, and Lamar Jackson’s playoff exit.
The Eagles are the new favorite to win the Super Bowl entering the conference championship games, mostly due to facing the Commanders.
Welcome to the Tuesday edition of the Pick Six newsletter!  There are only three games left in the NFL season, which makes me very sad, but I decided to cheer myself up today by making some picks for two of those games.
• The Houston Texans take on the Kansas City Chiefs at 4:30 p.m. ET at frigid Arrowhead Stadium in Sunday’s first NFL divisional round game. In Saturday’s nightcap, the Washington Commanders head to Ford Field to take on the Detroit Lions. Kickoff is slated for 8 p.m. ET.
Plus, Eagles QB Jalen Hurts played with a knee brace after suffering an injury in the divisional round win over the Rams The conference championship games are set in the NFL. In the AFC, the Chiefs are back on the doorstep of the Super Bowl for the seventh-straight season and taking on the Bills in what’s become one of the preeminent rivalries in the NFL this decade.
A Cincinnati Bengals homecoming could be in the works for Notre Dame defensive coordinator Al Golden. Albert Breer of The MMQB reported Tuesday that the